Anyone who has ever made a living writing code has probably had some version of the following drilled into their head: “Always write your code so the next person can understand it.” Every single coder ...

One of the easiest ways to understand what is meant by ‘object oriented’, is to define what it is not. Before Object Oriented Programming (OOP) programs were written an imperative way, essentially a ...

Java has a powerful new concurrency model, and it works with both traditional and virtual threads. Here's a first look at structured concurrency. Structured concurrency is a new way to use ...

Despite its complexity, the software development process has gotten better over the years. “Mature” programmers remember how many things required manual intervention and hand-tuning back in the day.

Tech may change quickly, but companies still need to uphold legacy systems and networks. Here are the top nine legacy programming languages companies still hire for and support. Gartner reports that ...